Some stood at the back of a bakkie, singing and dancing while on the other side, a man beat a drum which women danced and sang to.

Nyarai Munyedzi, who was one of the people gathered at the airport said they had been suffering enough because of the Mugabes and today was independence day for them.

She said she wants Mnagangwa to be the next president of Zimbabwe.

Picture: Botho Molosankwe/The Star

"We suffered because of Dr Grace Mugabe and we are happy to be led by Mnagangwa.

"We are now looking for investors because we have resources here in Zimbabwe but that never helps us in anyway because of Grace Mugabe who was the one convincing her husband. Zimbabwe is now independent.